Spare tire and wheel lock



Oct. 1l, 1932. F. w. HENKE, JR

SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL LOCK Filed March 1, 1932 f Il y @i l y@ Patented Oct, 11, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FREDERICK W. 'HENKISLl JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR. T0 FOX ,AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, F `PI-IILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA., A

l l joonronnmron 0E DELAWARE SPARE TIRE AND wHEEn noci;

Application filed. March 1,

yThis invention relates tov .tire and spare f wheel locks of the tire-encircling-band type. It has for its object to improve locks of this v'kin-d in the particulars` to be hereinafter 'pointed out and claimed.

A ployed to lock the wheel and tire against theft or unauthorized removal,` a part only of the wheel being shown;

Figure 2 is a rear View of the parts shown v iin Figure 1; and

v*145 l "Figure 3 is a tranverse sectional view taken` onthe line IIIIII of Figure 1'.

Referring-to the drawing A designates the hub of a spare wheel, B the spokes thereof, C

the pneumatic tire which it carries and D the rim upon which the tire is Inounted. The wheel is `represented `as supported upon a wheel carrier. F of well known construction i located at the rear of an' automobile, to which f the wheel is secured by means of bolts E that A" i pass through an inner flange or rim of the A'35 being'forined of two parts, 2 and 8, united by a hinge 4, which is preferably located direct-A viy opposite the tread portion of the tire.

Y ,y In order to providean attachment for the inner section 2 of the band, the wheel support Fhasan extension G, which is preferably of kchannel formation, as represented in Figure 3. Y s

Thisextension, as shown in the drawing,

projects radially yfromthe peripheral edge of the plate F in a rearward and downward di-,

1932. Serial N0.' 596,099.

rection so as to be inside of the wheel when supported as a spare, the outer end part, G', of the extension being disposed vertically directly to the rear of the spokes of the wheel, and lying in a plane approximating in position that including the inner edge of the wheel rim D. rThis arrangement renders the extension, and particularly the parts thereof to which the band is secured, difficult of access, and in this manner provides an element .of safety against f unauthorized tampering with the wheel lock.

The inner section 2 of the band lits closely between the iianges g of the extension G to which it is secured by a single bolt 14, screwthreaded to receive a nut 5. This bolt passes through the extension and the band section, which are perforated for this purpose, and into a socket piece, the base of which is also perforated, at'?, to permit the passage of the bolt. This socket piece is of such a length that, when in place, as represented in Figure 1 and secured by the bolt 14 and nut 5, its open end is located between the spokes of the wheel and in a plane which cuts the wheel rim midway or approximately so, between its front and rear edges. It will thus be seen that a single bolt and its nut serve the double purpose of securing the band section 2 to the lock 8 which serves, in connection with the socket piece 6 already described to unite the band sections in position encircling the tire land rim. The lock is preferably mounted in a casing 9 secured to the inner face of the outer or free end ofthe band section 3. This casing is preferably formed of tool-resisting metal, and serves to protect the lock against attack. It is of such length that when its areI Brought toilocling position AAits-#riapresented'in Figure 11 Within the cylindricalk ,member-101i?? the lock there. is meunteda adapted to Aengage with and move a plunger 13 disposed transversely ofth'epart 1() nean Vits inner end, the end of which plunger is adapted to enter a recess 1inthe socket; piece 6.V Back yof the inner end of the plungeri 132 is* ae spring' 15 that` tends to moveitloutwar-diy softhat itenters: the socket 126.;k vvThe jini-ier .liace' of thejp'ortion of. theA wall. of the isocket piece vini-mediately surrounding its' open end is beveledi asf represented at 1;'7- to yfacilitate'the'entrance' of' the: cylindrical piece 10 into` the socket, vand. to4 move theV plunger,

. loyal camminglant-ion,v inwardlyY against its lspringV 1^5a's thef'parts arelorought tolocki-ng Yposition.l The: specitic lrockfshown is noti hereinficlaimedcas that forms one'y of the liledSepiemloer. 1931 which bears- Seriali novel features of anotherapplicationi ofinine l wheel and; permit its removal ffromthef sup- J port F.- When the rear bumper H i'sflocated sutlicienly far awa'y from the' wheel to give' the necessary clearanfeeiorthe passage of the tire betweenv the bumper-landline 'support F Whenit is desired to release a wheel, srcfcuredloy the present invention as representedi rin Figs. 1 and 2,l the lock 8: is operated by the'yuse of a key suited thereto to rotate the". coupling piecef 1.1i and retract (the plunger z 153i permitting the outer? section 3 of' the" band to be swung `into position4 to7 free't'he and extension G, the section Sfmayibe' swung l directly outj an'dj 'away' from'the socket-'piece f 6i and. they attached? section 2. of' the band.

'f When, howeventhebumper ifslocafte'dclose to the wheel, as indicated inf the drawing, the

` 'hand sectionY 3 cannot he moved suflicientlyyfat away from the sectionto give the nec-v essary clearance for removing thel tire if swung: on rts'pivot. 4 and only in jtheplanes inclotting the Vtwo sections 2f and'. 3' when in Vfrno'vetl inside thelouinper H,- soas" to give"Y closed or locking relationship. y'-ltfot'v'ever,

the hingeflia se constructed that thefsecton after being freed from engagement`YwithY the socket ok be turned laterally', `and lilie desired clearance for removal of the and-tire'. The construction of partsv whereby 'this lastv described operation can be redest-'eil is disclosed and claimed in my altere` ,Y The terms The look has a sleeve or cylindrical said application and need not be herein repeated. 'n

downward 'n and verticallyi when used in this specification with reference to the extension Gare employed, not vas words of limitation defining` the invention, but rather merely as descriptive of the embodiment of the invention whenthe associat ed parts thereof are setup in the relations illustrated they accompanying drawing. that -I clairnis: f

Y 1. The 'vcombinationfwith a spare wheel' Support and Carrier which @emprise asent'raiattaehmentplateto' which the wheelmay be securedyat its huh', andan extensionfrom the said WheelE support' and carrier; -offfafband e tor` encirclingthe tire and rim of the wheel,`

la ,socket"piece,v a screw-threaded bolt and its nutV serving to urnlteone end of the band to the extensionn'and' also the socket piece'to the tace of.i thef'band', the nut being looatedwithin the socket piecewhereby'it is housedthe-re- Y by, ai manually operated lock carried: by the free end: of the band having aportion at'- ranged to enter thesocketand engageA there``r with to lock together-the'endsofl theban'd in position enrircling"they wheel: tiiefand rim, and the locltfclosingthe 'openy end; ofl the socket and; preventing'v accessy tov the nut. of the'securingz'bolt. f Y 2. The combination: with aispare Wheel support and carrier which l comprises ai iCentral attachment plate-towhich: the wheel# may be secured at its hub, of auf extension from the said wheel:l support and carrier.y irnclin-A f1 ing inward; whereby its free endr is located fbehind the wheel that may be supported; as a i spare,A lthe end. portion of thezeX-tension; b'e- .ingof channel formation,.fa band; for'enorwheel rim, the .locking means serving also; to

l(Solliceal and protect the nut for the att'ahingf'Vvvl ot. 't The combination' with a spare Wheel 'support and.' carrier 'which comprises apart to ,which the wheel, be attachedA ait its huh, of aradiallextenson' froml thejsaidpartsL '-1 'witli its end vertical and located 'opposite Y andl to the rear of thel spokes. o-f the Wheel` when supported on the-carrier as aspalre, a.

locking bandi for encircling the tire an 1"ri1n Y oifa'wheelsupported on the carrier, andil :5:3125 single attaching; boltY uniting one@ end Yci? the band to the said extension, the endsof the eXtens-ifoi'i and oi the'ba-nd interfitting to thesaid snf.1 o

prevent: twisting of the baud on :gleattaching'bolt l 

